Report of the Supervisory Board (continued)
Composition of the Executive Board
The 2008 annual General Meeting reappointed Eric Boyer de la Giroday and Eli Leenaars for a new four-year term. John Hele, the chief financial officer announced his resignation as an Executive Board member for family reasons as of 31 March 2009. On 26 January 2009, Michel Tilmant stepped down from the Executive Board to take effect at once. Michel Tilmant will be an adviser to the company until his retirement from ING on 1 August 2009. The Supervisory Board decided that Jan Hommen will be appointed as CEO of ING Group, upon his appointment as a member of the Executive Board by the annual General Meeting in April 2009. Eric Boyer, member of the Executive Board since 2004, will be acting CEO until Jan Hommen can formally take over after the General Meeting. During that meeting Patrick Flynn will be proposed as the successor to John Hele as CFO of ING Group. Click here for further information on the members of the Executive Board.